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Crawford's Food & Spirits opened in Avondale last week on School and Milwaukee, just SE of the Milwaukee/Pulaski intersection. Looks like standard pub fare with some contemporary touches; menu available here (pdf download).

Graze Kitchenette has departed from Revival Food Hall, and now through March, BopNGrill will operate in the same stall previously occupied by Graze. I checked out the BopNGrill space and their menu offers various burgers, rice plates and kimchi fries.

A new concept from the Honey Butter Fried Chicken folks will take over the stall beginning in April.

They opened earlier last year in the old Erika's Deli spot across from the water tower - never changed the name though. A sudden closing a few months ago was supposedly caused by building issues. They have now completed their name transformation and are back in business.

Tamales, tacos and salads all are very good - especially the pastor (imho).

Urban Crosta, in Streeterville, is now gone.It has been replaced with something called Streeterville Pizza.

That's the fourth pizza place in that same space. Two of them (Robert's and Urban Crosta) have been very good. The prior place was decent. We will see how this place goes, since it seems to be same ownership group as Urban Crosta.

If they dumb-down the menu, I doubt it will work. There are too many good pizza options in the area to do something routine.

Frio Gelato,artfully Argentine as their awning says is opening at Dempster/Chicago on the NE corner where Bake 425 Pizza was.Good location,just west of Blind Faith Cafe in an up and coming part of Evanston.

Pauly wrote:Frio Gelato,artfully Argentine as their awning says is opening at Dempster/Chicago on the NE corner where Bake 425 Pizza was.Good location,just west of Blind Faith Cafe in an up and coming part of Evanston.

This has to be just a switch in location, as the only Frio Gelato I've ever known was on the same block 1-2 doors east of Blind Faith.

Pauly wrote:Frio Gelato,artfully Argentine as their awning says is opening at Dempster/Chicago on the NE corner where Bake 425 Pizza was.Good location,just west of Blind Faith Cafe in an up and coming part of Evanston.

If memory serves, the place was a Baskin-Robbins before it became two different bake-at-home pizza places. The B-R lasted a good long time (unlike either of the pizza places), so I expect Frio Gelato will do well on that corner too.

(BTW, what about the neighborhood makes you say it's "up and coming"? I have always liked that part of Evanston, and it seems essentially the same today as it's been for the last 50 years. Thankfully.)

(BTW, what about the neighborhood makes you say it's "up and coming"? I have always liked that part of Evanston, and it seems essentially the same today as it's been for the last 50 years. Thankfully.)

For lack of a better word It's become artsy fartsy in a good way.The bagel art coffee place by the purple line is a nice little spot as are the antique shops,trader joe's,and other shops that have opened in the area.It's a nice little area in Evanston as is Main street/Chicago ave,and Noyes/Purple line